Weather in Sims Chapel, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sims Chapel, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
77%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Sims Chapel, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
Sims Chapel, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—86°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast16%87°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast11%95°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle45%92°68°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast55%92°69°
Sims Chapel, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sims Chapel, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 178°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sims Chapel, AL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sims Chapel, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sims Chapel, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sims Chapel, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sims Chapel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.